❛ the lazy writers ❜ V2

[Arya22]

@claire
I'm thinking.
What does Ben feel like in most of the story? Is he happy about his power, angry at all the things happening, does he feel sad to have left his mother, does he feel alone?

[BucketORandomness]

@Claire, Imma just throw a bunch of things out here momentarily. Feel free to ignore any/all if you want >^.^<
Wizardry Palace
Conjuring Cantrol
Entourage Enchantment
Rune Tribunal
Thaumaturgy Clergy

[CJClaire]

@Arya
Ben is most confused and scared for lost of the book. His power is very new to him and suddenly he has all these dangerous beings trying to take advantage of him

@Bucket
Thanks for the suggestions!

[Arya22]

@clair
Last question (or not):
Do you prefer titles with several words, or shorter ones with only things like "Alone" as a title?

[CJClaire]

@clair
Last question (or not):
Do you prefer titles with several words, or shorter ones with only things like "Alone" as a title?

I don't really have a preference either way! Some of my favorite books are one word titles (Cinder, Winter, etc) but also some have very long titles (Aristotle and Dante discover the Secrets of the Universe, The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender) so I could go either way

[Arya22]

@claire
Ok!
Ill brood on it for a few minutes, then come back and tell you if I thought of anything good. Or I might come back with questions.

[TheSongOfTheStars]

How do you work around writing a character that's completely different from you (Or even a little bit different, something along those lines)?
Idk? I guess its a case of creating their history mainly, the world they live in, how their family treated and raised them.

[CJClaire]

How do you work around writing a character that's completely different from you (Or even a little bit different, something along those lines)?

Ooh, this is an interesting question! For me, I tend to write characters that are very different from me. When I write characters that are too alike to me, they tend to loose any sense of individuality.

I think this is why my best characters are male and why I prefer to write male characters. It allows me to distance myself from my characters and focus on developing them? If that makes any sense? But for other aspects, I tend to do research. :]

But then again, I'm not very good at making characters that are fully developed and interesting. There's definitely room for improvement!

@Arya
Thanks! I appreciate you trying to come up with something. If you don't that's totally fine! I just thought that I would throw the question out there and see what responses I got.

[Silver Pandorica]

Does anyone ever really want to write something, but you aren't quite sure what to write? I want a small break from my main story/stories, but I don't know what to write about. I kinda want to write something superhero-ish. I don't know. XD

How do you work around writing a character that's completely different from you (Or even a little bit different, something along those lines)?

Hm...I don't know. I quite enjoy writing characters that are different from me, actually. I find it a lot of fun, and sort of an escape ^^' As for actual advice, I guess I just take input from other stories I've read or things I've seen. Even people in real life serve as an inspiration for me sometimes. Where better to base your characters then real people? That'll make them seem more realistic. Just don't...make an exact copy...that's kind of creepy. Er...right. Just go with your gut, and be sure to develop your character and see them as a real person. What motivates them to act the way they do? What is their history? Hobbies? Strengths? Weaknesses? What caused those strengths and weaknesses?

[Ranger of the North]

How do you work around writing a character that's completely different from you?
Imagination and drawing upon my experience with other people. c:

Silver, yes! I get that... well, not that often tbh. But often enough to sympathise XD
I usually find prompt-threads like the 100-one-shot challenges, or mope until inspiration strikes XD

Claire, I'll have a think about it for ya, but personally The High Courts sounds pretty cool! c: (although it might sound better without the 'the', maybe? c; )